Making money on the road, whether you need to earn a
fulltime income, or just want to supplement your retirement to pay for an
occasional round of golf or a nice evening out once in a while, is easy if
you use some imagination and creativity.

Basically there are three ways to earn money on the road:

1) You can work for someone else

2) You can sell a product

3) You can sell a service

Working
for Someone Else

Thousands of RVers work for someone else on the road,
full or part time. The first rule is BE FLEXIBLE. Maybe in your past life
you were a doctor, an accountant, a police officer. Maybe some of the jobs
out there seem beneath you. But it’s not all about money. If all you are
interested in is making money, go back to your old career and home, or
better yet, get a copy machine or printing press and make money!

Some typical jobs for RVers include working in RV
parks, restaurants, working for concessionaires at National or State
Parks, working at theme parks like
Disneyland
and Dollywood, working for temp agencies.

Working in campgrounds is often the worst way to make
money on the road! Do the math. If you (alone or as a couple) are working
20 to 30 hours a week (or more) for a full hookup site, you might do
better to pay for your site on a monthly or seasonal rate, and get a job
flipping burgers or working at the local Wally World in town. You could
actually be money ahead at the end of the month!

During Christmas season many retail stores hire
temporary help to keep up with high traffic. Other seasonal jobs include
selling pumpkins at Halloween, selling Christmas trees, selling fireworks,
working in tourist areas during peak season.

Do you have a skill? We have met many nurses who have
taken their skills on the road and work as fill-ins at hospitals, usually
with a three to six month commitment. Other professionals can do the same.

Why do employers want to hire RVers, even if we are
only there for a short time? That’s simple. We are more mature, we have
a strong work ethic, we’re reliable, we have many job skills, and
we’re adaptable. Terry and I have both been employers, and we know how
hard it is to get someone to show up for work every morning. We’d much
rather have a hardworking RVer for a few months, than a kid who will show
up late the second day on the job!

Some great resource for finding jobs include
Workamper News (709 W. Searcy Street, Heber Springs,
Arkansas
72543)www.workamper.com and Workers on
Wheels www.workersonwheels.com.
Workamper News is not all about RV park jobs, though the majority are. But
I have seen ads for everything from sales to photography.

Selling A
Product

We are all salespeople, in one way or another.
Ladies, when you convince your husband to turn off the ballgame and go
wash the rig, you’re selling. And guys, when you tell her that going
fishing is better than visiting some stuffy old museum, you’re selling.

Products you can sell on the road include:

1) Advertising specialty items such as pens, pencils,
etc.

2) Selling ads for campground directories:

AGS Publishing, 800-245-9666

Southwest Publications, 800-832-3292

3) Selling at flea markets, RV rallies, specialized
events such as craft fairs, car shows, gun shows, horse shows.Sources for items you can sell include ASD/AMD Trade News,
1-800-421-4511 and the Directory to
US Flea Markets, by Ballantine Publishing.

Selling
A Service

Some examples of services you can sell on the road
include RV and auto repair, washing and detailing RVs and autos,
performing music, dog grooming, windshield repair, teaching classes in
computers, dancing, crafts, etc., preparing income taxes, presenting
seminars, computer repair and setting up wireless networks.

As you can see, the opportunities to make money on the road are virtually
unlimited.

Operate Your Own Business On
The Road

Terry and I have built a successful business on the
road, publishing the Gypsy Journal RV Travel Newspaper, our books
and RV guides, web publishing, and speaking at Life on Wheels and RV
rallies and shows. We know other RVers who have service and sales
businesses, or operate online businesses as they travel.